New From Blue Begonia Press

Miz Sparks Is On Fire And This Ain't No Drill
by Nancy Rawles
Sparks Front Cover
Be one of the first to own this incredible new novel by one of Washington State's most loved authors. Miz Sparks speaks in sparkling prose, firey email chains, heated PTA minutes, and heartfelt sonnets about students. Reserve one now for yourself and for all of your favorite teachers.
ISBN: 978-0-911287-68-4
$20.00
About the book:

Veteran public school teacher Lavinia Sparks is threatened with dismissal because she won’t stop teaching Shakespeare to her fifth grade students at Muhammad Ali Elementary School. Miz Sparks remembers a time when students were known for their talents, not for their test scores.

I can’t take one more minute, thought Miz Sparks. I’ll retire if this administration doesn’t begin to provide assistance, instead of soundbites and condemnation. School’s gone to hell, and they’re on vacation.

About the author:

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Nancy Rawles is a writer and teacher. Her novel Love Like Gumbo won an American Book Award. Her novel My Jim, the story of the bereaved family of Mark Twain's famous slave character, was chosen by the Seattle Public Library for its popular Seattle Reads program.

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Cover The Punks
The Punks Are Writing Love Songs, by Elissa Ball
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cover photo, Paris 1981, by Vance Thompson

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Tall Woman Looking by Dorothy Trogdon

 
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